Archive for July 2009

Dry-humping goal celebration – wrong or just funny?

My only question is – is this a yellow card offense or is this OK because there’s no skin showing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Pa0iYRYb0

Official Cristiano Ronaldo Tribute from Manchester United / MUTV

Cristiano Ronaldo has polarised opinions like few others before him – as a global icon his popularity is matched by few other footballers (David Beckham comes to mind) and on the pitch he dazzles and frustrates in equal measures. Unrealistic expectations? Unfulfilled ability? What’s certain is that he has been, over the last 3 years,…

Transfer Rumors (1 July 09): Real Madrid sign Lyon’s Benzema, Barcelona in 25m bid for Liverpool’s Mascherano, Manchester United after Gignac and Kacar, and more

Well how’s that for starting July with a bang? The start of a new month and the official first day of the summer transfer window brought another big-money signing for Real Madrid. Real have been the biggest spenders by far this summer, and they’ll likely come out on top in that list when all’s said…

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Trailer

Messi and Torres feature heavily in the trailer for PES 2010:

Real Madrid seal £30m Benzema signing

Real Madrid seal £30m Benzema signing

During yesterday’s unveiling of Kaka, Real Madrid sporting director, Jorge Valdano, was questioned about the possibility of the Madrid club splurging for another big name this summer, after being linked with Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, amongst others. “We do not discard the possibility that in the next few hours, something could happen,” Valdano stated…

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2009 Gold Cup

Watch the Gold Cup live online here. Can the United States win the 2009 Gold Cup? They managed to turn some heads at the Confederations Cup in South Africa with convincing wins over Spain and Egypt to make it to the their first FIFA final before bowing out to Brazil in a hotly contested final….

This July on Soccerlens…

This July on Soccerlens…

Modern football is a relentless beast – it’s literally on 365 days an year, there’s no break even during the summer (thank you transfer window, pre-season tournaments and weird international football schedules) and there’s always the sideshow attractions – the obligatory footballer orgy or someone finding new ways to stick it to the Premier League….

Guess who’s back, back again, Freddy’s back, Newcastle to get f***** again?

Guess who’s back, back again, Freddy’s back, Newcastle to get f***** again?

The soap opera saga of Newcastle United has taken yet another turn as it has emerged that former Chairman Freddy Shephard has made a £60 million bid to regain control of Newcastle United from Mike Ashley. Shephard is said to be fronting a consortium to regain control of the club he left two years ago…

Ariane Gonzalez – Babe of the Month (July 2009)

Ariane Gonzalez – Babe of the Month (July 2009)

The Brazilian beauty from Sao Paulo was chosen to be the face of Palmeiras in the Musa do Brasileirao. We found out about her through the same channel that we found our first Babe of the Month Alessandra Pinho. If you still have no idea where I’m going with this, Ariane Gonzalez is the Babe…